Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in Entrepreneurship
Each BBA degree consists of:
- University Core Curriculum (MATH 1324 should be used to satisfy Core Component II)
- Business Core (see list below)
- Computer Literacy Course (MGIS 1305 or CSTE 1330)
- Major Required Courses
- Elective(s)
- COBA Career Readiness Academy I & II
Note: Transfer students must take at least 50% of the required business curriculum for the BBA in residence at Sam Houston State University, which may include courses taken at The Woodlands Center campus or through SHSU Online.
Additional information: Reference the Program Landing Page for additional information, such as cost, delivery format, contact information, or to schedule a visit.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in Entrepreneurship | ||
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Component Area I (Communication) | 6 | |
| Component Area II (Mathematics) 1 | 3 | |
| Component Area III (Life and Physical Science) | 8 | |
| Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) | 3 | |
| Component Area V (Creative Arts) | 3 | |
| Component Area VI (U.S. History) | 6 | |
| Component Area VII (Political Science/Government) | 6 | |
| Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) 2 | 3 | |
| Component Area IX (Component Area Option) 3 | 4 | |
| Degree Specific Requirements | ||
| MATH 1324 | Mathematics for Managerial Decision Making 1 | 3 |
| MGIS 1305 | Business Computer Applications | 3 |
| or CSTE 1330 | Introduction to Computers | |
| Business Core | ||
| ACCT 2301 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 2302 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BANA 2372 | Business Analysis | 3 |
| BANA 3363 | Inter Business Analysis | 3 |
| BUAD 3301 | Business Legal Environment | 3 |
| BUAD 3335 | Business Communication | 3 |
| ECON 2301 | Principles Of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2302 | Principles Of Microeconomics 2 | 3 |
| FINC 3320 | Business Finance | 3 |
| MGIS 3310 | Principles of Management Information Systems (MIS) | 3 |
| MGMT 3310 | Principles Of Management | 3 |
| MGMT 4390 | Strategic Management & Policy | 3 |
| MKTG 3310 | Principles Of Marketing | 3 |
| SCMG 3370 | Operations Management | 3 |
| Major: Foundation | ||
| BUAD 3345 | Entrepreneurship I - Startup | 3 |
| BUAD 3355 | Business Law | 3 |
| BUAD 4345 | Entrepreneurship II - Growth | 3 |
| BUAD 4348 | Entrepreneurship III - Cases | 3 |
| FINC 3330 | Financial Spreadsheet Modeling | 3 |
| FINC 4315 | Entrepreneurial and Small Firm Finance | 3 |
| MKTG 4360 | Social Media Marketing | 3 |
| Major: Prescribed Electives | ||
| Advanced Business Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Prescribed Business Electives 5 | 12 | |
| Minor: Not Required 6, 7 | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 1
MATH 1324 is required for COBA and satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area II (Mathematics).
- 2
ECON 2302 is a Business Core course and should be taken to satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences).
- 3
BUAD 1301 or BUAD 2321 is suggested to fulfill the three-hour credit of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Component Area Option). The following courses satisfy one credit hour of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Component Area Option): ECON 1100, KINE 2115, MCOM 1130, NGLI 1101, or UNIV 1101.
- 4
Advanced Business Electives include any course with a/an ACCT, BANA, BUAD, ECON, FINC, MGIS, MGMT, MKTG, REAL, or SCMG prefix (3000- or 4000- level).
- 5
Select four courses from the Prescribed Business Electives course listing below.
- 6
A minor is not required for this degree program; however, a student has the option to add a minor, but to do so, additional semester credit hours will be needed above the degree program’s stated total semester credit hours.
- 7
The following minors cannot be paired with this degree program: Minor in Entrepreneurship, Minor in General Business Administration.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Prescribed Business Electives 5 | ||
| Select four of the following: | 12 | |
| Artificial Intelligence for Business Communication | ||
| Entrepreneurial Law | ||
| Visualized Messaging in the Workplace | ||
| Human Resources Management Law | ||
| Cyberlaw & E-Commerce Regulation | ||
| Entrepreneurial Sales | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship: A Practice-Based Approach | ||
| Negotiation in Business | ||
| Financial Spreadsheet Modeling | ||
| Managerial Finance | ||
| E-Commerce Implementation | ||
| Decision Analysis & Analytics | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Family Business Management | ||
| Corporate Entrepreneurship | ||
| Compensation | ||
| Human Resource Development | ||
| Consumer Behavior | ||
| Retailing | ||
| Integrated Marketing Communication and Promotional Strategy | ||
| Real Estate Market and Development Feasibility Analysis | ||
| New Product Commercialization | ||
| Management of Innovation and Technology | ||
| Supply Chain Management | ||
| Strategic Sourcing/Procurement | ||
| Global Supply Chain Logistics | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Notes
Students must earn a 2.0 minimum overall GPA in all coursework.
Students must meet a 2.0 minimum overall major GPA in all major coursework.
Students must earn a 2.0 minimum SHSU GPA in all coursework.
Students must meet a 2.0 minimum SHSU major GPA in all major coursework.
A minor is not required for this degree program; however, a student has the option to add a minor, but to do so, additional semester credit hours will be needed above the degree program’s stated total semester credit hours.
The following minors cannot be paired with this degree program: Minor in Entrepreneurship, Minor in General Business Administration.
Additional information: Reference the Program Landing Page for additional information, such as cost, delivery format, contact information, or to schedule a visit.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Component Area III | 4 | Component Area III | 4 |
| Component Area IX1 | 1 | Component Area V | 3 |
| ENGL 13012 | 3 | ENGL 13022 | 3 |
| HSTY 13013 | 3 | HSTY 13023 | 3 |
| MATH 13244 | 3 | MGIS 1305 or CSTE 1330 | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Component Area IV | 3 | Component Area IX7 | 3 |
| ACCT 2301 | 3 | ACCT 2302 | 3 |
| ECON 2301 | 3 | BANA 2372 | 3 |
| POLS 23055 | 3 | ECON 23028 | 3 |
| Prescribed Business Elective6 | 3 | POLS 23065 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BANA 3363 | 3 | BUAD 3335 | 3 |
| BUAD 3301 | 3 | BUAD 3345 | 3 |
| FINC 3320 | 3 | BUAD 3355 | 3 |
| MGMT 3310 | 3 | FINC 3330 | 3 |
| MKTG 3310 | 3 | MGIS 3310 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BUAD 4345 | 3 | Advanced Business Elective9 | 3 |
| FINC 4315 | 3 | BUAD 4348 | 3 |
| SCMG 3370 | 3 | MGMT 4390 | 3 |
| Prescribed Business Electives6 | 6 | MKTG 4360 | 3 |
| Prescribed Business Elective6 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
- 1
The following courses satisfy one credit hour of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Component Area Option): ECON 1100, KINE 2115, MCOM 1130, NGLI 1101, or UNIV 1101.
- 2
Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area I (Communication).
- 3
Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VI (U.S. History).
- 4
MATH 1324 is required for COBA and satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area II (Mathematics).
- 5
Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VII (Political Science/Government).
- 6
Select four courses from the Prescribed Business Electives course listing below.
- 7
BUAD 1301 or BUAD 2321 is suggested to fulfill the three-hour credit of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Component Area Option).
- 8
ECON 2302 is a Business Core course and should be taken to satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences).
- 9
Advanced Business Electives include any course with a/an ACCT, BANA, BUAD, ECON, FINC, MGIS, MGMT, MKTG, REAL, or SCMG prefix (3000- or 4000- level).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Prescribed Business Electives 6 | ||
| Select four from the following: | 12 | |
| Artificial Intelligence for Business Communication | ||
| Entrepreneurial Law | ||
| Visualized Messaging in the Workplace | ||
| Human Resources Management Law | ||
| Cyberlaw & E-Commerce Regulation | ||
| Entrepreneurial Sales | ||
| Social Entrepreneurship: A Practice-Based Approach | ||
| Negotiation in Business | ||
| Financial Spreadsheet Modeling | ||
| Managerial Finance | ||
| E-Commerce Implementation | ||
| Decision Analysis & Analytics | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Family Business Management | ||
| Corporate Entrepreneurship | ||
| Compensation | ||
| Human Resource Development | ||
| Consumer Behavior | ||
| Retailing | ||
| Integrated Marketing Communication and Promotional Strategy | ||
| Real Estate Market and Development Feasibility Analysis | ||
| New Product Commercialization | ||
| Management of Innovation and Technology | ||
| Supply Chain Management | ||
| Strategic Sourcing/Procurement | ||
| Global Supply Chain Logistics | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Notes
Students must earn a 2.0 minimum overall GPA in all coursework.
Students must meet a 2.0 minimum overall major GPA in all major coursework.
Students must earn a 2.0 minimum SHSU GPA in all coursework.
Students must meet a 2.0 minimum SHSU major GPA in all major coursework.
A minor is not required for this degree program; however, a student has the option to add a minor, but to do so, additional semester credit hours will be needed above the degree program’s stated total semester credit hours.
The following minors cannot be paired with this degree program: Minor in Entrepreneurship, Minor in General Business Administration.
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) marketable skills initiative is part of the state’s 60x30TX plan and was designed to help students articulate their skills to employers. Marketable skills are those skills valued by employers and/or graduate programs that can be applied in a variety of work or education settings and may include interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skill areas.
The BBA in Entrepreneurship is designed to provide graduates with the following marketable skills:
- Ability to assess and provide evidence that business ideas are viable, desirable, and feasible to gain buy-in from investors and stakeholders.
- Apply entrepreneurial methods and tools to assess and refine new business ideas.
- Design value propositions and business models that support growth.
- Effectively and confidently communicate and pitch business ideas.
